1. An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

Derived forms: pupae, pupas

See also: pupal, pupate

Type of: insect

Encyclopedia: Pupa

• quadrillionth
• quadripara
• quadripartite
• quadriphonic
• quadriphonic system
• quadriplegia
• quadriplegic
• quadrisonic
• quadrivalent
• quadrivial
• quadrivium
• quadroon
• quadrumanous
• quadrumvirate
• quadruped
• quadrupedal
• quadruple
• quadruple time
• quadruplet
• quadruplex
• quadruplicate
• quadruplication
• quadrupling
• quadruply
• quadtree